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Saving The Plants That Save Us

Monday, 02 March 2009

Rosy periwinkle

The Rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) pictured increases a child's chance of surviving leukemia by 10 to 95%. Many plants save our lives; in fact 50,000 different species of plant are known to be used for medicinal purposes. But these plants are increasingly threatened for a host of reasons, and as they disappear so do our life saving resources. Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has just published a report that looks at the state of medicinal plants from around the world.

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You Buy A Tee, Tees For Change Plants a Tree

Monday, 02 March 2009

Buy A Tee We Plant A Tree

No, planting one tree at a time won't save the planet, but it's one more way for socially conscious tshirt designers to distinguish themselves from the pack. Tees for Change will plant a tree for every t-shirt or onesie purchased. Owner Andreea Ayers, created the store to promote happy, healthy minds and bodies, and to counter all of the negative thoughts around going green and alternative lifestyles. The tshirts have empowering messages like "Choose Happiness," "Live Fully " and "Today Matters" and come in bright, happy colors. Perfect for a yoga practice, or to provide a bright, contrast color as an undershirt.

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Plants to Filter the Air in Your House

Monday, 02 March 2009

Filter your air

Having good indoor air quality is very important, especially since many of us spend so much time inside. NASA did a study to find out which plants were best to filter the air of the space station, and their findings are available to all.

Read on to see which house plants are best to filter the air (no only producing Oxygen from CO2, but also absorbing benzene, formaldehyde and/or trichloroethylene.

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